HC Deb 12 June 2002 vol 386 cc1314-5W
Dr. Evan Harris

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many whole-time equivalent general practitioners per 100,000 population there were in(a) July 2000 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [57168]

Mr. Hutton

The Department's general and personal medical services census is recorded annually on 30 September. The request for the information for July 2000 is referred back to the most recent census information, October 1999. The latest information available is the September 2001 census.

The number of whole-time equivalent general practitioners (GP) excluding GP retainers and GP registrars (the NHS Plan group) per 100,000 population were 53.4 in 1999, and 53.0 in 2001.

The total number of whole-time equivalent GPs per 100,000 population was 57.0 in 1999, and 57.4 in 2001.

Brian Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department produces targets relating to the average number of patients served by a general practitioner. [58822]

Mr. Hutton

There are no targets for the list sizes of general practitioners.